the city of alameda rallied to ask for better wages and a new contract with the school district. kron 4's charles clifford was in the east bay today and has details. >> reporter: on the steps of alameda city alameda education association called on school board members to approve a new contract for the district's teachers. long. >> reporter: the associations says that after 10 months of negotiations, the two sides have reached an impasse. not suprisingly, the main sticking point seems to be money. >> our last raise was in 2008, we are the second to the bottom in the county for compensation. >> reporter: the teachers are now seeking a 4.5 percent increase in pay, spread out over two years. thats something the school district seems unwilling to do. the teachers say the raise is needed in order to keep up with the cost of living. >> because our healthcare costs have gone up astronomically. we can't afford to live on the salary we are being paid. >> reporter: the school district was unavailable for comment tuesday but they did release a statement, saying, "we are scheduled to continue